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Sandra Reemer
12+ albums
dutchNederlandstaligfemale vocalists70sEurovision
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Barbara Alexandra "Sandra" Reemer (17 October 1950 Bandung, Indonesia - 6 June 2017 The Netherlands) was a Dutch Indo singer of Dutch, Chinese and Javanese extraction. She has represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest on three separate occasions, tying with Corry Brokken for most appearances representing the country. In 1972, she sang the song "Als het om de liefde gaat" in a duet with Dries Holten (she was credited as "Sandra," he was credited as "Andres"), receiving fourth place. In 1976, Reemer performed solo credited under her real name, singing the song "The Party's Over," which made it to ninth place. In 1979, she was credited as "Xandra" and sang the song "Colorado," which placed twelfth. She later returned to the contest to sing backing vocals (uncredited) for the Dutch entry in 1983, "Sing Me A Song" performed by Bernadette. Reemer died on 6 June 2017, following a long battle with breast cancer. --------------- The late 50's The Reemer family leaves the country of Indonesia and arrive in the Netherlands. They settle above a cafe in a small town called Sint Michielsgestel. Little Xandra goes to school where the nuns change her name into Sandra. When she turns ten years old, she gets a hand-made guitar from her father and she starts to play in public. Together with her brother Frenk, she wins talentshow after talentshow. The early 60's Sanda's first single comes out. Al di la is the start of a big promising career in the Dutch and interna
